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In the haunting shadows of Durham University, Serpentine tells the story of Anna Conner, a scholarship student who arrives with hope and leaves in silence. Ruthlessly bullied and isolated, Anna vanishes one storm-soaked night—only to be reborn into something ancient and terrifying.

As Serpentine, Anna embodies transformation in its most visceral form. Her pain becomes power, her despair a weapon. But vengeance has a price, and her rebirth blurs the line between justice and monstrosity.

Parallel to Anna’s chilling metamorphosis is the story of Monica Bates, an American student caught in a web of manipulation and cruelty. Monica’s suffering becomes a beacon, awakening Serpentine from her years of slumber.

Paul Iddon’s debut blends supernatural horror with real-world social trauma, exploring themes of alienation, identity, and the destructive legacy of cruelty.

Visceral, poetic, and unflinching, Serpentine is a dark fantasy rooted in human suffering—and the monstrous beauty that can rise from it.

Includes the complete novel, an alternate ending, and the original 15-chapter novella draft and seven spin-off short stories based on the original novella draft.

Serpentine: Echoes In The Shadows invites you to experience Anna’s transformation from every angle—polished, raw, and twisted to the very last page.

In the mid-1990s, Hollow Grove Orphanage sits crumbling on the edge of a forgotten English town. Inside, time has stopped—and something  watches from the shadows.

Seventeen-year-old James Carter is just counting the days until he ages out of care. Eight-year-old Elliot Harper only knows life inside Hollow Grove.

But when children begin to vanish and eerie lullabies echo through the night, the whispers of an old legend grow louder. They call her the Smiling Lady—porcelain-faced, silent, and cruel.

Dismissed by staff and failed by the system, the orphans are left to face their fears alone. But James and Elliot are about to uncover the truth: the horror isn’t just a story. And it’s no longer waiting.

Hollow Grove is a chilling gothic horror that blends supernatural dread with real-world neglect. It’s about the monsters that hide in plain sight, and the children society forgets—until it’s too late.

If you ever hear her lullaby, don’t move. Don’t breathe. Don’t look. Because she’s already seen you.

Red Light Hunger is a twisted descent into horror, seduction, and the price of survival.

Craig and his mates land in Amsterdam for a weekend of drinks, jokes, and recklessness. But the neon haze of the Red Light District hides something ancient—and Saskia is its perfect disguise. Cloaked in crimson lace and impossible beauty, she doesn’t just seduce. She consumes.

One by one, Craig’s friends vanish. A bloody shirt. A haunting note. A smile that shouldn’t exist. As the nights bleed into madness, Craig finds himself drawn into Saskia’s lair and given a terrifying choice: become like her… or die screaming.

What begins as hedonism becomes ritual. What looks like pleasure is something much darker underneath.

With its gothic atmosphere, psychological tension, and raw emotional stakes, Red Light Hunger peels back the curtain on sex tourism, masculinity, and the lies men tell themselves to feel in control. It’s not just a monster story—it’s about the hunger that lives inside us, waiting to feed.

In the fog-drenched shadows of Scarborough, a dark hunger stirs.

Victor Henshaw and Ellie Ravenscroft seem like a devoted couple running a quiet butcher shop and yoga studio. But beneath their domestic façade lies a chilling truth: they are loyal disciples of the Order of Eternal Hunger, a secret cult promising immortality through fire, sacrifice, and blood.

When Ellie begins to unravel—haunted by guilt, plagued by doubt—she finds herself torn between the man she once loved and the truth behind the Order’s twisted doctrines. Meanwhile, Detective Laura Kilbourne begins connecting a string of unexplained disappearances, and her search for answers draws her closer to a terrifying revelation.

The Eternal Craving is a psychological cult thriller that weaves ritual horror, emotional manipulation, and raw human desperation into a searing tale of indoctrination and rebellion. As Ellie searches for a way out and Kilbourne hunts for justice, the flames rise—and not everyone will escape the burn.

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